Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
Uncle Ed. actually bought
a carload of new goods on
his trip East this month.

new STOCK OF clothing. cheap Tor spot
cash, at b. K. Herrington's. Is
DIR. Lockwood came in Sunday, from
Iowa, to remain few days.
Remember about those bedrock pri-
ces on Cook Stoves at Morris Bros. Il
A two-ton refrigerator keeps all fresh
meat in good order at the Central meat
market. 4
The finest stock of confectionery and
fancy groceries ever brought to this city
is now open at Youngs. -
VIM. Palmer, of Deerhead. is making
his headquarters in this city now, be-
ing engaged in the loan business.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church will
give an oyster supper, Thursday even
ing in the SherlockMills building.
Messrs. McCarty, Smith and Price,
the Ashland attorneys, are in again
this week On business before Judge
Ellis.
Oyster supper Thursday night. at the
SherlockMills hall. by the ladies of the
Methodist aid society. Everybody in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Esmond has purchased all of the
feed on the Hunter q Evans ranch,
near Lake City, for his stock on the
Tevis d Proctor place.
Capt. Freeman IS broad and liberal
in his views on all public questions.
Mr.. Roessler is narrow. selfish and con-
tracted. Take your choice.
Nick Sherlock thinks he VIII have
to demand compensation from the
county for the damage done his build
ing when the county Offices were loca-
ted in it.
w. III. McCague this week traded his
Wichita lots for the Jake Begert land,
on Cedar creek, miles from here.
This makes two good farms that Mr..
McCague now owns in the county.
1t does not speak well FOR Mr.. Shelley
that his business associates at Kiowa
are opposed to his election to the office
Of register Of deeds. However, they
must know of his incapacity for the Of
fee or they would not oppose him.
Mr.. Roessler did all in his power to
defeat the Southern Kansas railroad
from coming to Barber county. 1t
may not be much of road, but it's
coming certainly doubled the value OF
erery foot of ground in the county.
Vote for Freeman.
VIM. Rogers has been recommended
by thirty-five of the patrons of the
Mumford postoflice as proper person
for postmaster at that place, vice DIR.
Macarthur, deceased. For once, it APP
pears that Valley township is about
on one question.
Doc Rigg is now relying solely on the
old settlers of IA to elect him. They
compose a noble band, but there are
hundreds of new settlers in the county
who have an interest i'm the affairs of
Barber county. They are under no OBJ
legation to vote for him.
In the days of Doc Riggs incumben-
cy of the office of sheriff, it was a rare
thing for criminal to be captured by
him or his deputies. The negro MUIR
derer, Hillsman aud the assassin Gull
pepper, were neither arrested by him.
Where does his efficiency come III?
Weidner's new team. driven by his
son, Henry, ran away Monday morning
at the depot, throwing the boy under
the wagon and tearing the wagon upcon-
siderably. Henry was severely bruised,
the wagon passing over his body, but
DIR. Dunn says no bones were broken.
Gen. Grant was refused third term,
though his partisans admitted that he
had been a satisfactory partisan. Doc
Rigg held the office of sheriff two terms
and did not give satisfaction to his own
partisans OF his political opponents,
aud yet he wants n third term. lie
will not get it this year.
Yesterday Judge McCandless per-
formed the marriage ceremony for Mr.
Geo. w. Maroney, of InyO, Harper
county and Miss Rebecca J. Dyer, of
this city, at the residence of Mr.. L. NJ.
Kidd, in this city. The Judge used the
Episcopal ceremony and 1t was pro-
nOunced as very impressive by those
who witnessed it.
DIR. Downtain, democratic candidate |
For oOronar NOS nm from, Ly;o,ro NJ,
day, and brought most fiattering re-
ports concerning the chances of the |
ticket i'm that city. lie feels confident |
that the entire ticket VIII get good |
majority at Kiowa. Certainly it should |
for that precinct is democratic beyond
question:.
From a citizen of Cass county, Mis- |
souri,: George w. SteuenS tcds The most
efficient sheriff Cas- county erer had. He
'cds bold aud fearless IN the discharge of
has duties and at the same time no one eU-
.r charged that he lrcNt beyond tie rule of
duty as laid dorm By The tato. Blrber
oounty ,ciu not regret il if Sterens is elect |
- as its sheriff"
ON Friday and Saturday, 18th and 18th
inst, ia this city, public sale of 300
head of grade ca. .''N viii ccenr, inclu-
49, ,
ding calves. yearlings. steers, mI,.n !
COWS, etc. This stock is the property !
Of Capt. a. l.. Freeman. II. L. Lee. W. |
A. Schiller aud ii. NJ. Ingraham. Lib
eral terms are offered 10 purchasers as
will be seen by the bills. Judge O'Bry-
Nm will be the auctiOueer.
Am Allen is not making any fuss
about his canvass, but the report comes
from the outside precincts that he has
been doing effectual work. His case
may be briefly stated: He is honest,
Industrious, competent, and needs the
office. lie has never been an office-holde
or an Ofiice-huGter. His principal OPP